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Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU The Utah Statesman Students 2-1911 Student Life, February 1911 Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/newspapers Recommended Citation Utah State University, "Student Life, February 1911" (1911). The Utah Statesman. 42. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/newspapers/42 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Students at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Utah Statesman by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STUDENT LifE FEBRUARY 1911 THE STUDENT STORE READY fOf SPRING ur display of Choice Clothes for Men, O Boys and Children and our new Head wear and exclusive Toggery, are all in the full bloom of Spring freshness, and we cor dially invite you here to see the Season's Choicest Outfitting. Howell Brothers Logan's Foremost Clothiers WILL & ' ARRY have opened a First-class CAFE AND BAKERY At the Cozy Corner. We cater to Banqu ets and Parties at low prices. COZY CORNER CAFE & BAKERY Here's to the A. C. Girl, Who wears "blue" shoes, Who drinks our Sodas And refuses "boose." She's a "Booster for the Royal Confectionery Both Phones. 85 North Main DELICATE SKINS Easily roughened and irritated by expo sure to the weather, become smooth and velvety with our COLD CREAM It is healing and protective and a perfect skin food. 25c to $1.00. Free sample for the ask ing at "The Rexall Store." RITER BROS. DRUG Co. THE CO-OP DRUG COMPANY Wish to call your attention to their fountain service. Hot and cold drinks are being served in a way that will please you. THE PRESCRIPTION STORE 14 WEST CENTER STREET Mostly About Hats College Hats Black Crushers White Crushers Gray Crushers Derby Hats Soft Hats, all shapes All sizes and shapes are in cluded in our big 1911 Spring Showing They are all here now, so if you are particular about your ha t come early STETSON HATS, $4.00 UP. No NAME HATS, $3.25 WOOL AND CRUSHERS, 75c TO $2.00 THE MORRELL CLOTHING COMPANY THE LOGAN THEATRE First-class Show. New Independent Pictures. Best Illustrated Songs Best of Music No disappointments SOUTH SIDE CENTER STREET WHITE HOUSE HOTEL SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Only two blocks from all Mormon interests Street cars from all depots without change Rates, Single 50 cts., 75 cts., and $1.00 J. G. SCOTT, Proprietor. A Convenient and Desirable Place to Stop in Salt Lake City l The Kenyon Hotel Located in the very center of the city. Remodeled and newley furnished in 1910 RATES $1.00 AND UPWARD Headquarters for A. C. U. Students SWEET SIXTEEN Appreciates a gift of a nice box of Chocolates You find the girl and we can tell you where to get the candy. : MUKDOCK CANDY COMPANY / / Have your Photos taken at The RABE STUDIO AND BE SATISFIED The Highest A ward 1909 STUDENT LIFE LITERARY ISSUE CONTENTS IN HONOR OF W ASHlNGTON 'TWAS EVER THUS WHAT HAPPENED TO DAWSON LINCOLN AND POEM EDITORIALS WHAT MIGHT BE POEM.-TO THE QUITTER FEBRUARY NUMBER 1911 m m m ~ mOt ,2:) . m\\Iii The young Johnsons immediately formed in a circle and began dancing and singing at the tOils of their voices; "Dis am George Washington's Birfday'" 31n i!1onnr of lIanl1tngtnu "Well, Phylis, what we gwine name de chile? 'Pears to me we done used 'bout all de names dat's common 'round dese parts. Dar's Willum arter ole massa, and 'Lizabeth arter de missus, and Mary Ann like de cook, and Tom and Sam and Phoebe and Ephraim and M'ria. It's compuls'ry dat we 'cide on de name dis bery day, fo' de preache's turn comes hea' tomorrow." So saying Uncle Mose Johnson drew a stool close up to "de chile" and be gan fiercely rocking the cradle. The sudden move ment startled the youngster and he began to ki~k and scream-enhancing the contrast of the white eyes and scarlet mouth, which seemed to occupy about half the facial area, with the dark, shiny, well oiled skin. Uncle Mose rocked more fiercely than ever in order to quell the storm. "Sho' nuf, dis chile sert'n'y bab mos' wonderful lung 'pacity. He can make mos' as much noise a~ Marse Taft when eh come to Verginy last year and talked to de people frum de big stan'. 'Pears to me dis chile hab got a nose mos' like Marse Taft, and when he cry he gesticulates wid he hands jes like de great polytitions when dey's all worked up. 'Pears to me, Phylis, we'se got a chile dat's wonder ful, special to mos' de niggas in Verginy." H is speech was cut short by the boom of a can non whereat he picked up the infantile prodigy and rushed to the door of the cabin followed by Phylis, frying pan in hand. A series of calicoed, bare footed, kinky-crowned youngsters came running from every direction toward the cabin door to dis- . cover the "signication" of the disturbance and prin cipally to feel out of danger. 2, STUDENT LIFE The dusky group stood at the little cabin door gazing off in the direction the sound came from. Away out toward the east a thin line of smoke could be seen rising and a large red, white and blue flag was waving from a tall flag pole. "Sho' nuf, Mose, dat am ober ,on Marse George Washington's plantation. ·Why, chilrin, dis am de birfday ob Gen'} George Washington. It am fur a fac." And Aunt Phylis turned to enter the cabin, while close upon her heels and hanging to the am ple folds of her checkered skirt trooped the series of Johnson juniors. She hunted up a calendar and with the assistance of Uncle Mose satisfied the family that it was the 22nd of February. The young Johnsons immediately formed in a circle on the bare cabin floor and began dancing, singing at the tops of their voices, "Dis am George Washing ton's birfday! Dis am George Washington's birf day," in remembrance of a celebration they had at tended the year before. Uncle Mose got down his banjo and picked off, "Where Potomac's stream is flowing, Virginia's valley through, Where the white-sailed ships are going Sailing to the ocean blue." And the youngsters heartily joined in, roBing their eyes and opening their mouths to the widest extremity, each trying to outdo the rest in noise. But "de chile" was still unnamed, and the preacher's arrival was growing more and more im minent. "Chilrin," says Aunt Phylis, "what shall we name de baby?" Eight black little faces looked puz· zled and serious; eight dirty hands scratched eight woolly heads. Suddenly young Sam's face bright· ened up, his big eyes sparkled as he said, "I'se got it, mammy, I'se got it fur a fac'. Supposin' we name him George Washington." "Dat's de bery name," came in a chorus from the crowd. "It 'pears to me he's a mighty likely chile to be 28 STUDENT LIFE named arter George Vvashington. He gwine be a great man, dis chile am, he hab got a nose mos' like Marse Taft-he kin move he hands like dem big preachers, and it 'pears to me his head looks like de picture of Gen'l ''lashington dat hangs in Marse \I'/illum's parlor. Dat am he name. He gwine be like Marse George vVashington," and Aunt Phylis in an optical illu sion surveyed with great satisfac tion the promising nose and forehead and active hands of her latest arrival-George V/ashington Johnson. -Ida I-[o The moonlight fell in lazily shifting patches through the great old trees that stood at the gate of Joshua King's little country-town home. The soft light, breathing semimentality, suggested, of course, that the two figures standing in the half shadow with the gate between them were lovers. But alas, the girl's head was thrown back in a most irritatingly defiant man ner-and Sylvester Hall was not especially noted for his smooth temper. All he audibly said was : "Nell, do he reasonable. It is so silly to quarrel now with our wedding day only a little more than two weeks away!" "Well, I don't care if it were tomorrow, Sylves ter Hall. You are not my husband yet and you have no right to get angry if I choose to allow Jim to take me to the dance." "Surely, Nell, you understand how it is here in Kent. Here everyone takes such a personal inter est in our affairs that it makes me the laughing stock of the town." The clear tone grew almost bitter as he added, "I have heard more than one person say, 'Did you see Nell with Jim last night;' Poor Syl must be blind as a bat to allow that sort . of thing so late in the game.''' "I don't care what they say. It's none of their 29 STUDENT LIFE business," declared N ell in a resolut e tone which implied that she knew she was wrong, but didn't intend to shift her ground. "'vVell, it ought not to be, but they make it their business and as long as I have to live here I'd rather not have their pity." The last word was spoken \vit.h such force and bitterness that Nell could not help understanding how deeply his pride had suf fered.